Family Hub Oral Health Worker

Closing Date: 29th July 2026 at 23:59pm

This role is only being offered as a secondment opportunity. If you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, you must seek your manager’s agreement before formally applying.

Blackpool Council is committed to improving outcomes for children and families and reducing health inequalities across our town. We are looking to recruit two Family Hub Oral Health Workers to join our Early Help and Support Service, working as part of our Family Hubs offer.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving children’s oral health across Blackpool.

As a Family Hub Oral Health Worker, you will lead on the delivery of a town-wide Supervised Tooth brushing Programme and support the development of consistent, evidence-based oral health practice across early years settings and schools.

You will:

• Coordinate and support the rollout of supervised tooth brushing across Early Years settings and primary schools
• Deliver training to the children’s workforce to improve knowledge and confidence around oral health
• Work directly with parents and carers to promote key oral health messages
• Build strong partnerships with schools, early years settings, public health, and community organisations
• Monitor and evaluate programme delivery, ensuring quality and continuous improvement

Your work will make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of young children, supporting better outcomes for families across Blackpool.

We are looking for motivated, organised and passionate individuals who:

• Have a Level 3 qualification in a health-related subject (or equivalent)
• Have experience working in early years, family support, education or public health settings
  
  Are confident delivering training and engaging a wide range of audiences
• Have a good understanding of child development, safeguarding and health inequalities
• Are able to work independently and manage a varied workload across multiple sites
• Have strong communication and organisational skills

Experience of oral health promotion or delivering health improvement programmes would be advantageous.

This post is based across Family Hubs and community settings across Blackpool.

Join us and help give every child in Blackpool the best start in life.

For further information please contact Holly Highley (Ho)

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

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